Inter-Trade and its Impact on Economic Growth in the Arab Maghreb Countries during the Period ( 1990 – 2013 )

Abstract

This study is aimed to identify the role of intra-trade on economic growth in the Arab Maghreb Union countries ( Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania ), during the period 1990-2013 . This study used the quantitative methodology by applying the Panel Data approach. This study reached several results, the most important is that the size of inter-trade between the Maghreb countries is still weak relatively, but the inter-trade has a positive impact on economic growth in those countries .